Contact: Mike Browne, (608) 444-3483 mike@OneWisconsinNow.org ‘A Blatantly Transparent Ploy on the Part of Trump to Justify Voter Suppression’ MADISON, Wis. — According to media reports, Donald Trump, who with no basis in fact claimed voting impropriety resulted in his 3
The Joint Finance Committee is taking up the state’s Tech College System when it meets next Thursday. Also on the schedule is Shared Revenue, the Historical Society and the Labor and Industry Review Commission. See the session notice: https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170511JFCExec.pdf …
Contact: Alec Zimmerman, (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— Republicans in Wisconsin will gather this weekend in the Wisconsin Dells to celebrate victory while building for the future. Republican elected officials and grassroots leaders will come together at training sessions, receptions, and speaking
Contact: Mike Nichols, (262) 389-8239 mike@wpri.org Report: Reforms to Wisconsin expungement and sentence adjustment laws could lighten prison load, increase employment opportunities for ex-offenders “Black Robes & Blue Collars” identifies policy changes that will help ex-offenders enter the job market. WPRI
Contact: Peter Skopec, WISPIRG, (847) 687-7229 (m) peter@wispirg.org Ashwat Narayanan, 1000 Friends, (608) 20259-1000 (o) ash@1kfriends.org The state transportation budget doesn’t match Wisconsinites’ priorities MADISON – The results of a new survey highlight how the state’s transportation budget priorities are increasingly out of
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Self-Insurance Model More Effective and Efficient.” Hi, Scott Walker here. In my 2016 State of the State Address, I promised the people of
Contact: Fran McLaughlin, (414) 278-5226 (office), (414) 254-9488 (cell) Milwaukee, WI – The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office recently became the first law enforcement agency in Wisconsin to implement the most accurate and innovative biometric technology in the nation for identifying offenders and inmates –
Contact: Brenda Vento, (414) 443-3977 bvento@gswise.org First troop in Wisconsin formed on the school’s playground in May 1917 Milwaukee, May 11, 2017 – Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE) and Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) will host a celebration to commemorate 100
The Joint Finance Committee jousted today over funding for Wisconsin veterans programs, particularly for the home in King, which has been the subject of several critical stories over conditions there. GOP Rep. Dale Kooyenga, the only veteran on the committee,
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Mosinee – Governor Scott Walker traveled to Mosinee High School today, where he discussed the historic K-12 and investments included in the budget proposal. Governor Walker’s proposal lifts K-12 investment to $11.5 billion over two
The committee unanimously shot down Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to no longer require journeyman electricians, plumbers and automatic fire sprinkler system fitters, along with cosmetologists and barbers, to take an exam to become licensed if they have completed an apprenticeship.
The committee rejected 12-4 a Dem motion that would have authorized public water utilities to provide financial assistance to private property owners looking to replace water service lines that contain lead. The proposal is identical to standalone legislation now pending
The committee rejected the guv’s proposal to eliminate the program that aids farmers who believe their dairy herds are being affected by stray voltage. The program, housed at the PSC and DATCP, is funded by nearly $1.1 million over the
The committee for a third time approved putting more money into broadband expansion grants. But JFC tweaked how it would impact a funding source going forward. A bill to expand the grants has already passed the committee twice and cleared
The co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee today floated the possibility of breaking transportation off from the budget and putting it into a separate bill as their caucuses continue to be at odds over how to fund road work for
Contact(s): AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) today congratulated former Rep. Mark Green (R-WI) on his nomination to be the next Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID): “For as long as I have
Contact: Mike Browne, (608) 444-3483 mike@OneWisconsinNow.org ‘A Blatantly Transparent Ploy on the Part of Trump to Justify Voter Suppression’ MADISON, Wis. — According to media reports, Donald Trump, who with no basis in fact claimed voting impropriety resulted in his 3 million plus popular vote loss, will be issuing an order
The Joint Finance Committee is taking up the state’s Tech College System when it meets next Thursday. Also on the schedule is Shared Revenue, the Historical Society and the Labor and Industry Review Commission. See the session notice: https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170511JFCExec.pdf … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t
Contact: Alec Zimmerman, (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— Republicans in Wisconsin will gather this weekend in the Wisconsin Dells to celebrate victory while building for the future. Republican elected officials and grassroots leaders will come together at training sessions, receptions, and speaking events as we seek to build on our success from
Contact: Mike Nichols, (262) 389-8239 mike@wpri.org Report: Reforms to Wisconsin expungement and sentence adjustment laws could lighten prison load, increase employment opportunities for ex-offenders “Black Robes & Blue Collars” identifies policy changes that will help ex-offenders enter the job market. WPRI President Mike Nichols will testify on prisoner re-entry before the
Contact: Peter Skopec, WISPIRG, (847) 687-7229 (m) peter@wispirg.org Ashwat Narayanan, 1000 Friends, (608) 20259-1000 (o) ash@1kfriends.org The state transportation budget doesn’t match Wisconsinites’ priorities MADISON – The results of a new survey highlight how the state’s transportation budget priorities are increasingly out of step with Wisconsinites’ needs and preferences. The informal survey, conducted
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Self-Insurance Model More Effective and Efficient.” Hi, Scott Walker here. In my 2016 State of the State Address, I promised the people of Wisconsin we would look into more effective and efficient ways
Contact: Fran McLaughlin, (414) 278-5226 (office), (414) 254-9488 (cell) Milwaukee, WI – The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office recently became the first law enforcement agency in Wisconsin to implement the most accurate and innovative biometric technology in the nation for identifying offenders and inmates – I.R.I.S.™. The Inmate Recognition and Identification System (I.R.I.S.™) enhances the
Contact: Brenda Vento, (414) 443-3977 bvento@gswise.org First troop in Wisconsin formed on the school’s playground in May 1917 Milwaukee, May 11, 2017 – Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE) and Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) will host a celebration to commemorate 100 Years of Girl Scouting in Southeastern Wisconsin on Friday, May
The Joint Finance Committee jousted today over funding for Wisconsin veterans programs, particularly for the home in King, which has been the subject of several critical stories over conditions there. GOP Rep. Dale Kooyenga, the only veteran on the committee, bristled at Dem complaints over how the programs are funded
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Mosinee – Governor Scott Walker traveled to Mosinee High School today, where he discussed the historic K-12 and investments included in the budget proposal. Governor Walker’s proposal lifts K-12 investment to $11.5 billion over two years, an all-time high, including $649 million in new state
The committee unanimously shot down Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to no longer require journeyman electricians, plumbers and automatic fire sprinkler system fitters, along with cosmetologists and barbers, to take an exam to become licensed if they have completed an apprenticeship. Walker’s plan originally included automatic fire sprinkler contractors as well.
The committee rejected 12-4 a Dem motion that would have authorized public water utilities to provide financial assistance to private property owners looking to replace water service lines that contain lead. The proposal is identical to standalone legislation now pending before both houses of the Legislature. But Rep. Katrina Shankland,
The committee rejected the guv’s proposal to eliminate the program that aids farmers who believe their dairy herds are being affected by stray voltage. The program, housed at the PSC and DATCP, is funded by nearly $1.1 million over the biennium in assessments on some electrical utilities and cooperatives. There
The committee for a third time approved putting more money into broadband expansion grants. But JFC tweaked how it would impact a funding source going forward. A bill to expand the grants has already passed the committee twice and cleared both houses of the Legislature. The motion approved today largely
The co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee today floated the possibility of breaking transportation off from the budget and putting it into a separate bill as their caucuses continue to be at odds over how to fund road work for the next two years. Co-chair John Nygren, R-Marinette, acknowledged that
Contact(s): AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) today congratulated former Rep. Mark Green (R-WI) on his nomination to be the next Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID): “For as long as I have known him, Mark Green has been driven by a passion